Abstract

VOSKRESENSKY, Alexey et al. Comparative analysis of approaches to the study of artificial intelligence in the higher education systems of the USA and China. Conrado [online]. 2024, vol.20, n.96, pp. 240-246.  Epub Feb 28, 2024. ISSN 1990-8644.

The USA and China are now rivals in a wide range of areas. One of the most relevant now is artificial intelligence (AI), where the potential of the two leading states is also quite comparable. AI is an extremely knowledge-intensive industry and requires a large number of highly qualified specialists capable of developing and implementing such systems. Thus, the future of AI directly depends on the quality of education, especially higher education, and on the approach to its organization. This paper describes how China and the United States integrate AI training at the higher level of education. The authors conclude that now AI education in China and the United States is at a comparable level. However, in China they observe a centralized approach, while in the USA the approach is more flexible and freer. Further, the authors provide an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each country’s approach and how they can influence the future of science, technology, and education there. Chinese centralized system allows the necessary scientific and technical personnel to be trained in a streaming mode, the US system cannot achieve this, but it has more potential in the development of innovation and academic freedom. In conclusion, the authors provide a forecast of measures that should be taken by each of the parties to effectively use the advantages of their approach to education and overcome its shortcomings.

Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Higher Education; Computer Science; Postgraduate Studies; Curriculum.